Top Paella dishes in Boston

Bomba rice with shrimp, mussels, clams, and squid; the socarrat at the bottom is the prize

Saffron rice with chicken, chorizo, and seafood, cooked to order for two — the socarrado crust is the prize

Saffron rice with seafood, chicken, and chorizo, finished with a crisp socarrat crust at the bottom of the pan

Saffron-stained rice loaded with seafood and chorizo, served in the pan for the table to share

Saffron-stained bomba rice cooked to order with a proper socarrat crust on the bottom

Bomba rice with seafood (or mixed proteins), saffron, and a developed socarrat at the bottom — the centerpiece dish for a table of three or four

Saffron-rice paella with seafood or mixed proteins — built for table sharing, takes a while to fire

Saffron-stained rice with seafood or mixed proteins — the format dish, ordered for the table.